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Mr. Vonk said he was looking for Caribbean reef sharks at the islet of Bimini. It was about friendly sharks that are harmless to people, he says: "But things went wrong. One of the sharks made a mistake and took a big bite from my right upper arm. I knew immediately: this is bad stuff. " The biologist was rushed back to the mainland. With a trauma helicopter Vonk was then flown to the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami: "After a 3-hour operation, during which I was completely anesthetized, and more than 100 stitches, I can now raise my thumb again."